who is "Boden woman" do you think?

[DillyTantay]

what is her name
where does she live
what does she eat
what car dos she have

She is usually pear shaped, and thinks Johnnies designs are cutting edge and his prints are 'kooky'.

In fact she thinks she knows him.

She lives in Surrey or Kent
Husband commutes to the City (earns well, but not megabucks)
2 children, probably called Oliver and Sophia
Orders party food from Waitrose for parties at home
Spends a lot on highlights
Children's bedrooms are in the style of Great Little Trading Company
Buys presents for friends' new babies from the White Company
Probably did riding or ballet as a child but hasn't since

Umm.....

'All GPs look like the Boden catalogue has thrown up on them' snurk

i am more intrigued by 'kew' woman, does she have any friends?

I'm not sure there is a 'Kew' woman. It doesn't inspire such devotion as Boden

she eats pasta more often than she should and consequently has a big bottom.

Hf - bit close for comfort....but no horse, just a dinghy

she can't be arsed going shopping and appreciates a decent website that is quick adn easy to use.

These are great especially GandT's description of children's bedrooms furniture- sums it up for me.

Woman in (Surrey) post office today returning a big Boden package, she was small, petite, well spoken and was wearing a blazer with jeans. Shiny hair.

She looked very Boden but clearly didn't like it that much as she was sending a load back!

she throws a crochet shawl over her hotch potch top when picking jemima up from steiner school in an effort to appear bohemian

ewe, that was chattermouse

Has moved to Surrey from Islington (for the schools).

Is short. Or tall and toned enough to not mind gap between top and jeans.

Might be called Tilly.

Her husband wears BodenMen but had never been surfing / isn't an architect / doesn't ponce around carrying a pile of books.

Is a Cliff Richard fan

ha ha! I like boden clothes but am a short, fat size 20 social worker living in inner city london with no pets (well, mice but not by choice).... oh, hang on, ds just started at private nursery ... its a slippery slope...aaaaagh - velvet camden coat here I come!!!

I just love the quotes in the catalogue 'Orla feels happy when wearing a rainhat'

I mean why not 'Sophie loves it up the arse on a Sunday morning before the dc's wake up'

Sooo much more interesting

Mind you, if I could afford a new Aga, then I'd wear Prada, or something similar, not Boden.

I just love the quotes in the catalogue 'Orla feels happy when wearing a rainhat'

I mean why not 'Sophie loves it up the arse on a Sunday morning before the dc's wake up'

Sooo much more interesting

depends whether we're talking Boden woman in the catalogueJohnny's eyes or in rl. the former: when younger she was what Johnny would call good marriage material. clever enough but knows her position in the house - which is next to the Aga or picking up the kids from school/riding or looking pretty (but not sexy) at dinner parties. likely to produce strong healthy children.

I love this - how the fuck can Boden be aspirational?! They're just middle of the road clothes! I read a post like this before on here and it really made me laugh.

Everything in life can be aspirational to some.

It's a bit like the White Company.

Franca

I went to the Paris Dries Van Noten shop this afternoon. It's nothing like as amazing as the Antwerp shop, but it's still lovely... and BonTon has got a new, slightly more dressy range/shop called Papillon pour BonTon and it is amazing. Got two tops for DD that she really doesn't need. Oh well! She won't want to wear little girl clothes for much longer

Hatwoman.
I'm getting an Anna catalogue next time, btw

the aspiration is nothing to do with the clothes. it's the healthy out-door nuclear family twee happiness that's aspirational. all holidays in Norfolk and snowmen and hot chocolate by the fire. all of which are actually things I do quite like (as I also quite like some boden clothes) but when I see it all being rammed down my throat as a lifestyle I should like/aspire to it makes me want to go and take class a drugs at the Torture Garden. having left my kids with the drink-addled neighbour

Yes totally Hatwoman. Doing a class drugs in a Hotch Potch top. That's what I call rebellious.

God i SO agree LTEC
that advertorial wankage.
You even getit on shampoo bottles and smoothie things

YOU ARENT MY FRIEND